Joshuwa 1:5-17

Hakuna achagona kumirisana newe, mazuva oupenyu hwako hwose. Ndichava newe sezvandaingoita naMosesi. Handimbokusiyi uri woga, kana kukurega uchikundikana. Shinga, utsunge mwoyo nokuti ndiwe uchaita kuti vanhu ava vagare nhaka yenyika yandakatsidza kumadzibaba avo kuvapa. Chako iwe chete kushinga mwoyo nokuva nomwoyo wechivindi chaiwo, uchenjerere kuita zvose maererano nomutemo wawakaudzwa naMosesi muranda wangu. Usawane chimwe chaunotsaudzira pauri uchienda uku kana uku, kuti unyatsobudirira kwose kwaunoenda. Bhuku romutemo iri ngarirege zvaro kumbobva pamuromo pako, ufungisise zviri mariri siku nesikati, kuti unyatsoita maererano nezvose zvakanyorwamo, ndopazvichakufambira zvakanaka ugonyatsobudirirawo. Handiti ndakuudza kuti shinga utsunge mwoyo. Usambotya zvako, kana kuzeza nokuti Tenzi, Mwari wako achava newe kwose kwauchaenda.” Joshuwa akataurira vatungamiriri vavanhu achiti, “Endai mutevedze nomumatendhe muchiudza vanhu kuti, ‘Gadzirirai mbuva yenyu nokuti mushure memazuva matatu muchayambuka Jorodhani muchindotora nyika yamuri kupiwa naTenzi, Mwari wenyu kuti ive yenyu.’ ” Joshuwa akataurira vedzinza rokwaRubheni neraGadhi nechikamu chepakati napakati chevedzinza rokwaManase achiti, “Yeukai zvamakaudzwa naMosesi, muranda waTenzi achiti, ‘Tenzi, Mwari wenyu ari kukupaiwo pokugara uye kuti ari kukupai nyika iyi. Madzimai nepwere dzenyu vachasara pamwechete nemombe dzenyu munyika ino yamakapiwa naMosesi kumabvazuva kwaJorodhani. Asi varwi venyu vose vachayambuka, vakapakata zvombo zvokurwa, vatungamire mberi kwehama dzenyu, muvabatsire, kudzamara Tenzi apawo hama dzenyu pokugara, sezvaakakuitiraiwo imi, vandotorawo nyika yavari kupiwa naTenzi Mwari wenyu. Ndopamungazodzokawo zvenyu mogara munyika yenhaka yenyu yamakapiwa naMosesi muranda waTenzi, kumhiri kwaJorodhani kunobuda nezuva moiita yenyu.’ ” Ivo vakati kuna Joshuwa, “Zvose zvamatiudza, ndozvatichaita, kwose kwamunotituma tinoenda. Sokuteerera kwataingoita Mosesi pazvinhu zvose, ndokuteerera kwatichakuitaiwo. Chete, dai Tenzi, Mwari wenyu angovawo nemi sezvaiita naMosesi!